He Forgets Mistakes More Than You Do
Even though his leg was in a pickling jar on the mantle, he could still feel it swelling and cramping and shooting pain up to his brain. The leg had been removed weeks ago, but the agony refused to go […]
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Weird, Strange, and Awkward
I don’t mind doing things that many people do not do. In fact, I dream of doing some things that no one has ever done. But what makes me extremely uncomfortable is doing something that people think is weird, strange, […]
The Gift of Community
Why did God establish the church? One reason the church exists is to provide a community of believers who take care of each other. When I am beginning to stray from God, my fellow believers draw me back. They help […]
She Ain’t Heavy
Danielle LaNoue, a high school student, was competing in a cross-country race when she experienced a runner’s worst nightmare: her knee buckled and gave out. She collapsed in agony, made an attempt to get up and walk, and then collapsed […]
We Know We Have It. Do You?
I want you to come with me to an underpass outside of the freight yards of one of our great railroad centers. Here are two or three men – hobos, vagabonds, tramps. One says, “I hope that I will have […]
A Leader or a Follower
S. I. McMillen, in his book None of These Diseases, tells a story of a young woman who wanted to go to college, but her heart sank when she read the question on the application blank that asked, “Are you […]
Love The Ugly
If Eddy would have vanished from the face of the earth, all of us would have promptly written to our Congressmen and requested that day be named a national holiday. We would have named it “Good Riddance Day.” 1 Corinthians […]
Through God’s Eyes
On January 15, 1996 astronomers wanted to test the ability of the new Hubble orbiting Deep Space Telescope. So they found a portion of black space. This is a spot in the sky in which no celestial objects had ever […]
Avoid Spiritual Fad Diets
After my friend in college turned orange, she realized that her attempts to look more attractive were making things worse. For days, we jokingly called her “the human carrot.” That’s all she ate. Carrots…with a side order of…carrots. For three […]
Let The Big Guy Play
I don’t know what his real name was, but our head coach told us to call him Coach Beef. He was our assistant coach. I was in the eighth grade, and I was playing football. I’ll never forget Coach Beef […]
